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ND SCR4014
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/28/2011
Primary Sponsor
Tim Mathern
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AI Summary
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Urges the Turkish government to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities
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Calls on Turkey to cease discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and respect its property rights and human rights
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Notes that the Turkish government has limited Ecumenical Patriarch candidates to Turkish nationals only, closed the Theological School on Halki island in 1971, and confiscated nearly 94 percent of the Patriarchate's properties
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Asserts that Turkey's current treatment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is inconsistent with European Union membership criteria requiring respect for minorities and human rights
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Directs the Secretary of State to forward copies of the resolution to the U.S. President, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, and members of the North Dakota Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution urging the Government of Turkey to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; and for other purposes.
Last Action
Signed by President
4/22/2011